The problem started when the postal service recently shut down two Bethesda locations. One was on Arlington Road where there was plenty of parking.

The other was at 7400 Wisconsin Ave where there was limited parking.

A spokesman for the cash-strapped postal service says that move will bring in $9 million over two years.

He says they got a good deal on a lease at the new location at 6900 Wisconsin and went into the agreement believing they'd have the same privileges as the previous tenant, five parking spaces in the lot next door.

But it turns out that wasn't the case. And they've been trying to figure it out.

"It would be great if the Post Office could rent a few spaces so you could park for five or 10 minutes," Jeff Weiss says.

"The people inside are terrific, service is great, but the parking is bad," Mary Jane Tobin says. "And when the holidays come, it will be a disaster."

The postal service hopes to have a solution long before then. In fact, sources tell ABC7 negotiations are going on right now and they hope to announce a solution as early as next week.

They're also scouting a second location in Bethesda. With parking. So far, no luck.